Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-15

Madison avenue. Here she could
have every attention and care. Particu-
lar pains was paid to replenishing the
supply OF blood and reinvigorating her
system, for, TO the practiced eye of DR..
Wilder, the great loss Of flesh in the
thigh indicated that there would be trou-
BILE in the healing process, and severe
ard a long drain upon her vitality
Everything known in medicine that is
used in surgical cases to aid nature in
healing the 1esh was tried with little
Rose. The results were not satisfactory.
She bore suffering grandly, without 3
murmur. But no one could be blind 10
the fact that the beautiful face was slow
ly taking on whittier shade and the big
brown eyes beginning to shine with
spiritual Iuster that comes sometimes be-
fore dissolution TO people with spotless
lives. She was always cheerful, but did
not want to Gle, and made brave fight
to keep death away.
MUSCLE CHARACTERIZATION.
DR.. Wilder 81 length held consultations
with several expert surgeons when it had
become evident that the wound would
not heal naturally, and it was decided that
| the ouly chance was in muscle transplant
tation. Where was the muscle to come
from? Usually the experiment is tried
with 8 dog. But in this case Dr.. Wilder
wanted human being to furnish the flesh.
IL did not tahe long TO find one Gtter big
Harry Blake, the Terhunes' coachman,
heard what was wanted, for he promptly
offered himself. His father had been il
! the Terhune service before him, and he
had never looked on little Rose without
| calli8g her an angel. He told DR.. Wilder
that every ounce Of flesh on
his bones was ct Miss Roses dis
poesl. DR.. Wilder found that
Blake came Of good stock, and that there
| was no hereditary disease in his family.
! He decided to operate on him. Several
eminent surgeons were called in to assist.
! While DR.. Wilder Tas working on Blake
the girls thigh bone wes being prepared
by other surgeons. Both subjects were
given ether. A narrow strip of
! flesh about one and One-haf inches wide
and twelve inches long on Blake's left
thigh Wes dIsseCted loose from the sur
rounding tissue. An attachment was left
at the lower portion, so that it could be
nourished. The girI was transferred to
Blake's cot and the long strip of flesh
was laid upon the wound in her thigh. 1t
unhealed surface and was Joined
with stitches TO the healthy tissue. The
girls thigh wGs fastened to Bleke's WIZ
bandeges and adhesive plaster in the firm
est manner. The wound being sprinkled
with iodofCrm and bsndaged, the first
operation was over. 1t was highly sue
Cessful. Blake followed his Instructions
closely End did not move for two weeks.
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quiet. When the bandages were removed
BI&ke's flesh Wss found to be firmly
united with the patients and the attach
CT the tissue slOughed sway in healing.
SUCCEEDING OPERATIONS.
After few days rest the operation was
was taken from BIake's right thigh, and
he had to lay for two weeks on his abdo-
men. lie remained cheerfully, while the
patient at his side grew stronger at his
expense. The second strip of flesh did
not unite as well as the first. About one
quarter of it had to be removed. The
rest healed well. A longer interval Wa;
allowed to pass before any
thing more was one, and little
lines of tissue shot out from the
|
The grating process was repeated sever
times in all. Pieces Of tissue were taken
from both of B.ske's arms. Two othel
small pieces were taken from each calf
There vas only one failure OF flesh to
unite, and that YVES one of the arm sec
tons.
As the area Of unheaIed flesh dimin-
ished in the patent, her health anC
strength improved, much to the delight
of Blake, who seemed to tske delight il
= suffering for his little pet. She was abl,
to w,lk this week for the first time since
her mishsp She is strong and hearty
and there is nothing to prevent her com
plete recovery. What the Terhunes vii
do for Blake has not yet been announced
but it is safe to say he will not be forgot
ten. Little Rose says they must buy min
farm where there are no moving ma
chimes.